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First reciprocal <math>\frac{\alpha}{\beta}</math> to get a smaller number, <math>\frac{16}{7}<\frac{\beta}{\alpha}<\frac{37}{16}</math>. This gives ,<math>\frac{16\alpha}{7}<\beta<\frac{37\alpha}{15}</math>. Now <math>\frac{16\alpha}{7}\approx 2.28\alpha</math> and <math>\frac{37\alpha}{16} \approx 2.31\alpha</math>. So we have <math>2.28\alpha<\beta<2.31\alpha</math>. To make <math>\beta</math> minimum we can put <math>\alpha=10</math> to get <math>22.8<\beta<23.1</math>. This gives <math>\boxed{\beta=23}</math> | First reciprocal <math>\frac{\alpha}{\beta}</math> to get a smaller number, <math>\frac{16}{7}<\frac{\beta}{\alpha}<\frac{37}{16}</math>. This gives ,<math>\frac{16\alpha}{7}<\beta<\frac{37\alpha}{15}</math>. Now <math>\frac{16\alpha}{7}\approx 2.28\alpha</math> and <math>\frac{37\alpha}{16} \approx 2.31\alpha</math>. So we have <math>2.28\alpha<\beta<2.31\alpha</math>. To make <math>\beta</math> minimum we can put <math>\alpha=10</math> to get <math>22.8<\beta<23.1</math>. This gives <math>\boxed{\beta=23}</math> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 4 May 2024
Problem
Let α and β be positive integers such that
Find the smallest possible value of β .
Solutions
First reciprocal to get a smaller number,
. This gives ,
. Now
and
. So we have
. To make
minimum we can put
to get
. This gives
~Lakshya Pamecha and A. Mahajan Sir's